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regularly with Career Connections, PLU’s career center. (Photo by John Froschauer, PLU Photographer) Finance major Simbarashe Change ’15 says he found out about his summer internship at Seattle-based Russell Investments by checking regularly with Career Connections, PLU’s career center. “I applied in January, which was super-early this year,” he laughs. “I wasn’t available for an internship in the spring, so they put me on a wait list for the summer. Fortunately, they remembered me, and offered me a job

sign a contract or passport giving up their First Amendment rights. As the students ate, a dictatorial “queen” of the republic issued edicts and gave orders to “enforcers.” The university’s theater department dressed as the enforcers and queen, as well as some of the protestors. Students acted out the parts of contemporary political and religious figures such as Gandhi and Sen. John McCain. A street theater with a civics message, the event included students dressed as monks literally being thrown

large contributions on campaigns and how that practice really diminishes our voices because other voices are being heard with dollar signs. It’s a really powerful one for the students to look at. How have you prepared for your talk? Busick: A couple different ways. I’ve been watching a lot of TED talks online and trying to mimic some of the rhythms and approaches that I’ve seen from some of the presenters. I’ve also just been trying to tighten my talk. My talk is short and sweet, so the points need

length of the oysters and sorting them into piles based on if the oysters are ready for sale or need to be returned to their offshore oyster farm. The oysters mature to a length of two inches and are then sold to hotels and restaurants on Costa Rica’s mainland. What is especially pertinent about the scene in the photo is how these women have built themselves into the island’s economy. With my CIEE class, I learned the recent history of Isla Chira. Up until twenty years ago, the island was a machismo

objectives of Summer Academy include building a strong community of support around incoming students and ensuring students know how to access the many supportive resources offered by the university. Ciscell pointed to research that suggests achieving these objectives can be paramount to a student’s long-term collegiate success. “We know that one of the biggest retention factors for students is whether they make a connection on campus, be it with a club, student organization or faculty or staff member

foundation to this balance is a nuanced understanding of business ethics. A welcome emphasis for Melanie Brisbane ‘21, a working student who has been with Boeing for 15 years. “I feel like there has been a strong focus on ethics in all of my classes and a lot of learning about management styles,” Brisbane says. “As a student with a career within a large company I feel like what I learn at PLU is very aligned with the way business is run where I work and also a good example of how things should be run

four students worked at KOMO-TV. Each year since 2008, Communication students have worked with local media outlets to cover election night—one of the only programs in the country where students work Election Night alongside the professionals.) PLU Communication students Michael Diambri ’18 and Matthew Salzano ’18 at the Yes on I-591 rally on Election Night 2014. (Photo: Carolyn Adolph/KUOW) I signed up with my best friend, Michael Diambri, a fellow journalism major (and my employee at PLU’s college

nursing, you can still go on to achieve a Master of Science in Nursing — a respected and practical graduate degree that will prepare you to land the nursing career you want.An MSN degree also allows nurses to move out of generalized nursing care and into jobs with more ownership and focus. In fact, research indicates that 76% of graduates from entry-level MSN programs have been offered a job by graduation. Four to six months out from graduation, 95% of graduates have been offered jobs.PLU’s Entry

outside the typical curriculum in a given department, usually concern a professor’s unique research interests or offer insight into contemporary issues outside the standard course sequence. Gregson, who worked with criminology as a graduate student, thought the policing course was well suited, since police have been at the center of public discourse. Gregson wanted to create an interesting experience for students who chose to stay on campus rather than study away during J-Term — an experience that

Thousand Oaks. We were invited by my cousin, whose son was playing center in the game. [After my first-ever pregame tailgate party, where I felt excitement, anticipation, camaraderie and friendship], both teams were on the sidelines ready to do battle. … Right out of the gate was an “OH MY” moment, with CLU throwing a long, deep 75-yard pass for a touchdown. I had never been to a PLU game, so I was totally unaware of the history of winning that PLU was used to. To me it was a fearful start to what